Patents by Inventor Paul H. Carpenter

Paul H. Carpenter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Closed loop control of aircraft control surfaces
    Patent number: 9821903
    Abstract: Closed loop control of control surfaces is described herein. One disclosed example method includes measuring a flight metric of an aircraft during flight and calculating, using a processor, a deflection of a control surface of the aircraft based on the flight metric. The disclosed example method also includes adjusting the deflection to an effective deflection level based on the calculated deflection to reduce a drag coefficient of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Abraham J. Pachikara, Matthew A. Moser, Paul H. Carpenter, Michael R. Finn, Thomas S. Koch, Stefan R. Bieniawski, Brian T. Whitehead
  • CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL SURFACES
    Publication number: 20160229522
    Abstract: Closed loop control of control surfaces is described herein. One disclosed example method includes measuring a flight metric of an aircraft during flight and calculating, using a processor, a deflection of a control surface of the aircraft based on the flight metric. The disclosed example method also includes adjusting the deflection to an effective deflection level based on the calculated deflection to reduce a drag coefficient of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Abraham J. Pachikara, Matthew A. Moser, Paul H. Carpenter, Michael R. Finn, Thomas S. Koch, Stefan R. Bieniawski, Brian T. Whitehead